After a month of being back in the states, I just now finished editing and uploading the photos I shot in Rome, Italy. Many are typical tourist shots of monuments, buildings, etc., and are pretty but not unique. Despite this, I do have a few favorite photos that I thought I’d share! It’s been a long time since I’ve made a print, but these might be the ones that deserve it!

Posting all these make me want to go back to Italy. Good thing I threw a coin into the Trevi Fountain (which supposedly guarantees a return trip to Rome)!

It’s been a while since I posted, mainly because the blog I’ve been updating most frequently is The Amperstache. Gotta love those ampersands and mustaches! Anyway, I’m part way through my senior year at Indiana University and in the midst of portfolio updating, freelance, trying to stay motivated in school, and job searching. I recently completed a project in which I revamped my personal identity, including my resume, cover letter, business card, and letterhead. You can see the newly designed me on my portfolio site. Yes, my portfolio site exists but I’m still missing a lot of work that I need to upload and/or photograph. Resume is complete and I’m in the process of applying for jobs (I applied for a graphic design internship with Playboy yesterday…wow).

One of the more exciting projects I’m working on right now are wedding invitations for a friend who is getting married in May. It’s a quick project since the wedding is so soon, but I couldn’t be more excited to do it. I’m finding tons of inspiration online, and am challenging myself to create a product that is beautiful and traditional (bride’s request) but extremely unique. It’s difficult to get away from the tradition of scripty illegible fonts and absurd embellishments, but I’m quite excited to take on the project and rock it. The most inspiring thing I’ve found so far are these Ampersand Inspired Invitations. They are beautiful, typographic (my favorite!), unique, and engaging. Check out one of the pieces below.

So here I sit in the Laughing Planet Cafe, consuming my delicious vegetarian burrito, and deciding which item on my very long to do list to start first. Here we go!

I’ve started a second blog, where I’ll post inspiration, images and work that I want to share with other creatives (and anyone else!). This will be separate from my personal blog (this one), where I’ll continue to post about my own projects and things I’m working on.

This new blog is called The Amperstache. The name is based on my obsession with both ampersands and mustaches. I’ll post about design, photography, art, fashion, typography, and any other projects I find inspirational!

Like many typography lovers out there, I have an obsession with ampersands. The ampersand to me is the most unique, beautiful, and variable character of any typeface. I love using it as a design element in addition to is traditional use to represent “and.” So, here are all the ampersand things I’ve been drooling over lately.

I’m sure I’ll be posting more ampersand things in the future. Oh, and I also love semicolons.